Mozarabs

Mozarabs were Spanish or Portuguese Christians that lived under Moorish rule in al-Andalus at the time of the Reconquista. They did not convert to Islam as the Muladi people did, but like the Muladi, the Mozarabs adopted parts of Arabic language and culture, becoming similar to Arab Christians. They belonged to the Mozarabic Rite of Roman Catholicism, and they easily adapted to Christian rule during the Reconquista.